Don't change, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I've never been around an athlete as unaffected by his fame as Dale Earnhardt Jr. He is so humble that if he played in the NFL he'd have to play on the offensive line.

I talked to him before May's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He talked about being a nice guy. He talked about treating people well. And when I asked him about his legacy, he said being known for respecting others, and not making a big deal out of who he is, would not be a bad one.

Athletes are supposed to talk about winning and competing and here was Earnhardt, who is contending for his first championship, talking about being a good guy.

And it was real. It wasn't media relations or an act to accommodate sponsors. It's who he is.

He can drive a little, too. He established that Sunday when he dominated the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway and won for the first time in four years.

Earnhardt is second in points this season and first in fans. The post-race festivities felt like a coronation. He won this one for everybody -- family, team and fans.

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Heck no Why should they kick him out? Because he's a vocal perosn who creates controversy with what he says? Who cares. It's not like no one has ever heard the word Shull Bit or anything. As far as getting special treatment for being a previous championship, look at Dale Jarrett and Bill Elliott. There's 2 guys who have received huge special treatment with the stupid past championship starting the race they have no place to even be in. As far as Stewart leaving IRL, you may want to go check your facts. JGR offered him a great contract and gave him the opportunity to race for full venues unlike the IRL. I mean look at who the face of the IRL is now, a ***** who has never won a race, but demands that everyone bends over and kisses her feet because she led a handful of laps at the 1 place that IRL will actually sell out. I mean heck, Kyle Petty has won more races than she has. What's the hype all about? If it's something cool that a ***** is racing, where's the hype over a perosn who I have a lot of respect for Bill Lester. I loved what he said to an interviewer. They asked him what it meant for him to be the 1st black male to race in the Nextel Cup and Lester's response was a humble one indeed. I will be happy when this is not a top story on day. I don't see Danica or anyone else in the IRL saying that.

I think there might have been a possibility of that hapenping if he would've signed with Childress. Junior going to Hendrick squashed any shot at that hapenping however. I personally think Junior would've strongly considered Childress, but when Childress and DEI formed that partnership for DEI to get engine and chassis help from Childress that pretty much shut the door on a Junior to Childress deal.I still think before he retires, that Childress will drive for Childress, and his car will have a #3 on the side of it.

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